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Singer and song writer Drake has been sued for copyright infringement by a jewelery designer over an owl motif necklace. However, the singer has been using an owl logo very similar to that exhibited by the necklace and is claiming the necklace design is based on an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic and therefore the design is in the public domain. The jeweler registered the design with the U.S. Copyright Office and it will be interesting to see how this plays out. If a court finds that the design has sufficient orginality then the court may award damages for infringement. The owl is an ancient Western symbol of wisdom often associated the the Greek Goddess Athena and the city of Athens.